Five Egyptian conscripts were shot dead in attacks in North Sinai on Thursday, Sky News Arabia reported.
Two police conscripts were shot dead in a village near the city of Rafah, while three army conscripts were shot in the city of Sheikh Zuweid, both hot spots for militant attacks which have spiked since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
On Wednesday, eight navy personnel went missing after an armed attack against a navy boat in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Damietta.
Earlier in November, Sinai witnessed the deadliest attack yet against army forces, when 31 soldiers were killed in a militant raid near the city of Arish.
